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TOPIK 3verb

습득하다

seupdeukada [습뜨카다]

습득해요 · 습득했어요 · 습득할 거예요 · 습득하세요

to acquire, to learn (a skill or knowledge)

Example

아이들은 어른보다 언어를 빨리 습득해요.

Children acquire languages faster than adults.

Word parts

습 practice득 gain

Literally 'practice and gain'.

Good to know

A homonym 습득 means 'picking up a lost item', as in 습득물 'found property'.